 | Petronius Arbiter - 1714 - 438 páginas
...Mafter-piecejis^rz'tMigipeS j And of all Sorts of Writing, none there are That can the leaft with Poetry compare j No kind of Work requires fo nice a Touch ; And if well finifh'd, nothing fhines fo much. But Heav'n forbid we mould be fo profane, To grace the Vulgar with... | |
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - 1729 - 438 páginas
...Mafter-piece is writing well : No Writing lifts exalted Man fo high, Asfaercd and Soul-moving Poefy ; No * No kind of Work requires fo nice a Touch, And if well finifh'd, nothing fnines fo much. But Hcav'n forbid we fhould be fo profane, To grace the Vulgar with... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 392 páginas
...writing well : And of all Sorts of Writings none there are That can the leaft with Poetry compare : No Kind of Work requires fo nice a Touch, And if well finifh'd nothing fhines fo much : But Heav'n forbid we (hould be fo profane, To grace the Vulgar with... | |
 | John Sheffield Duke of Buckingham - 1752 - 302 páginas
...excel, Nature's chief mafter- piece is writing well ; No writing lifts exalted man fo high, As (acred and foul-moving poefy : No kind of work requires fo nice a touch, And, if we.ll finHh'd, nothing fnines fo much. But heav'n forbid we fhou'd be fo profane, To grace the vulgar with... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 274 páginas
...The precepts are fenfible, the poetry not indifferent, but it has been praifed more than it deferves. OF all thofe arts in which the wife excel, Nature's...kind of work requires fo nice a touch; And, if well finifh'd, nothing mines fo much. But Heav'n forbid we fhould be fo profane, To grace the vulgar with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 346 páginas
...goes. Ah, poor Eurydice ! he dying cry'd ; Eurydice refouads from every fide. AN ESSAY ON POETRY'. F all thofe arts in which the wife excel, Nature's chief...kind of work requires fo nice a touch, And, if well finim'd, nothing fliines fo much. But heaven forbid we ihould be fo profane, To grace the vulgar with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 942 páginas
...excel, ^-^ Nature's chief raafter-piece is writing well: No wilting lifts exalted man fo high, As facrcd and foul-moving poefy : No kind of work requires fo nice a touc.h, And, if well rmiih'd, nothing mines fo much.. But heaven forbid we fhould be fo profane, To grace the vulgar v.... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 páginas
...excel, ^"' Nature's chief matter-piece is writing well : No writing lifts exalted man fo high As facrcd and foul-moving Poefy : No kind of work requires fo nice a touch ; And, if well finilh'd, nothing fhines fo much. But Heaven forbid we mould be fo profane, To grace the vulgar with... | |
 | 1795 - 846 páginas
...the wife excel, Nature's chief miller-piece is writing well : No writing lifts exalted man fohigh,i As facred and foul-moving poefy : No kind of work requires fo nice a touch, And, if well finilh'd, nothing (hints fo much. But heaven forbid we (hould be fo profane, To grace the vulgar with... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 páginas
...wife excel, . jt Nature's chief made r-piece is writing well S No wriirgj lifis exalted man fohigh As facred and foul-moving Poefy : No kind of work requires fo nice a touch ; And, if well Hnifh'd, nothing fnines fo much. But Heaven forbid we fhould be fo profane. To grace the vulgar with... | |
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OF all thofe arts in which the wife excel, Nature's chief mafter-piece is writing well: No writing lifts exalted man fo high, As facred and foul-moving poefy: No kind of work requires fo nice a touch; And, if well finifh'd, nothing mines fo much. 
